New York native Steven Roth is chairman of real estate investment trust Vornado Realty, which owns office and retail spaces throughout New York City, Washington, D.C and Chicago. Vornado also owns a stake in Toys "R" Us and a slew of hotels and malls. In 2014 Vornado built the world's largest LED advertising sign in Times Square. In addition to his shares of Vornado, Roth owns a stake in Alexander

Inc., another REIT. He is a trustee of Dartmouth College, where he earned his B.A., and a trustee of the Intrepid Museum Foundation. Roth graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx. His wife, Daryl, is a Broadway and off-Broadway producer.

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